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> But is this the time to rebuild the system? Thing is, though, whenever this conversation is relevant (ie when the airlines need a bailout because of recessio

> But is this the time to rebuild the system? Thing is, though, whenever this conversation is relevant (ie when the airlines need a bailout because of recession, whatever), you can always dodge the issue by saying "but we have too much going on right now for this". > We should attach all kinds of strings to this bailout Definitely. But normally what happens is that corporate lawyers are much smarter and more devious than government lawyers with the benefit of huge leverage and these strings get waived, ignored, litigated for years, etc.

Ididntdothis 7y ago
“corporate lawyers are much smarter ” They aren’t. They just have more money to throw around. Anybody who really (!) wants to see knows what’s going on.
zigzaggy 7y ago
>you can always dodge the issue by saying "but we have too much going on right now for this". I agree with this, which is why I'm looking for an honest conversation. Maybe THIS IS THE TIME to push back. I fully support direct political action in response to the bail outs, if "we the people" decide enough is enough. I just think we should do so thoughtfully, not emotionally. >these strings get waived, ignored, litigated for years, etc. Unfortunately we also allow that by being swept up by the next big emotional moment, and once we've been redirected to something else, the strings magically disappear.